PMN Tonga

Judy McFall-McCaffery is a Librarian at tertiary & she's here to provide an overview of the importance and value of libraries to our communities and vice versa. live interview with John Pulu

Na’e ‘i Uelingatoni ‘a e tokolahi ‘o e kau taki ‘o e komiunitii Pasifiki ke ‘oatu ‘a ‘enau tohi tangi pe petition ko e nau kole  ki he pule’anga ke ‘oange ha faingamalie ke nofo fonua ‘a e kakai kuo nau nofo ‘ova he fonua ni.

Na’e tanaki ‘e he kau taki ha ngaahi fakamo’oni ‘e tolu mano tupu mei he kakai ‘o Nu’u Sila ni na’a nau fakamo’oni ko e poupou ki he tohi tangi. ‘Oku ‘i heni ai taha kau taki mu’a he me’a ni ko Makahokovalu Pailate live interview wtih John Pulu

Faifekau Tevita Tonga Kutu - Faifekau Vahenga Northshore - Siasi Tonga Tau'ataina

In June a petition to the house of representatives opened for collection of signatures and support to provide pathways for overstayers on compassionate grounds to gain permanent residency in New Zealand. 

The Pacific Leadership Forum identified that families of overstayers were among vulnerable groups during COVID-19.  The PLF led a hikoi from Auckland yesterday and a contingent of Pacific community leaders are in Wellington to show solidarity as they present the petition to the house of representatives today.

Joining us on the line we have Kennedy Maeakafa Fakana’ana’aki Fualu to talk more about the petition.

Lagi-Maama Academy and Consultancy is a cultural organization based in New Zealand, set up by Toluma’anave Barbara Makuati-Afitu, of Samoan heritage, and Kolokesa Uafā Māhina-Tuai, of Tongan heritage.

Toluma’anave has a background in stakeholder management and community engagement and Kolokesa in Art History, Social Anthropology and Museums and Heritage Studies.

As Moana Oceania women of Tongan and Samoan heritage they were gifted the name Lagi-Maama to symbolically and literally represent ancestral lineages and connections, but also to genuinely reflect the foundation and approach of the areas that they work in, and in true service of our Moana Oceania peoples.

Lagi = symbolically means Sāmoa and literally means sky - realm of heavenly,

godly or divine beings. It also references the future and associated with

taboo & chiefliness.

Maama = symbolically means Tonga and literally means lights. It is linked to

earth and the domain of earthly, humanly or secular beings. It also references

the present and associated with enlightenment.

Pulotu = symbolically means Fiji. It references the past and is regarded as the

ancestral homeland and after-world of the peoples of Maama (Tonga) and

Lagi (Sāmoa).

Talanoa 'ae Toketaa 'i he'ene ngaahi a'usia moe ngaahi fepootalanoa'aki ka koe ako kiate kitaua

Talanoa 'oe 'aho ni fekau'aki mo e moto ko ia 'o Toloa: Tonga mo'unga ki he loto

Ko e vahevahe makatu'unga 'i he ngaahi potu Folofola kuo vahe 'i he Lekisioneli pe koe tohi mahina fakaKalisitiane makatu'unga 'i he Tohi Mahina 'a Kalisitiane ki he Ta'u 'a ia 'oku faka'aonga'i 'e he ngaahi Siasi Fakakalisitiane Lalahi 'o Mamani.